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"Industry of the Floridians in Depositing Their Crops in the Public Granary" is an illustration by the Flemish engraver Theodore de Bry (1591) of the Timucua people of Florida. The origin and accuracy of the de Bry engravings is a subject of considerable academic controversy.

From the Dean

Dean David E. Richardson introduces the first issue of Ytori.

wide view of Alaskan tundra

Above and Below

Geologist Stephanie James applies a novel technique to understand permafrost thaw.

zoomed in part of the cover of Debating the Truth

Settling a 13th-century Theological Debate?

Nina Caputo, an associate professor in history, collaborated with illustrator Liz Clarke to create the first medieval graphic history.

Kevin Knudson points to math equation written on chalkboard

Pop Quiz

It's pop quiz time!

Century Tower

Laurels

Awards and honors from the alumni, students and professors at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Rosetta Stone

Does Rosetta Stone Work?

UF’s Gillian Lord conducts the first study comparing learning Spanish in the classroom and from the popular language program.

Zika virus

Global Issues — Ten Things to Know about Zika

UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute (EPI) is on the front lines of defense against Zika, which has traveled through Central America into the United States, with the first Florida cases in July 2016.

cast of "Bloodline" sits on lawn

Extracurricular — Taylor Rouviere

Actor and student Taylor Rouviere hits the books on the film set.

rendering of matter sucked into black hole

The Big Chirp

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO, has detected two “chirps” of gravitational waves — a cute phrase for an epic cosmic event, the merger and collapse of two black holes.

UF physics researchers continue to improve optics for future detectors in the department's clean room.

UF’s History with LIGO

Get to know the LIGO Laboratory at UF.

The Field Museum partnered with Off Color Brewing to produce Wari, a beer named for its ancient creators. Wari, shown here surrounded by purple corn and pink peppercorns has a 4.0% ABV and IBU of about 3.

Old Family Recipe — Really, Really Old

UF anthropologists collaborate to recreate an ancient Peruvian beer.

bridge over still water with Japanese-style buildings in distance

Personal Essay — The Japan That Can Say Yes

A UF professor discusses what she learned on a study tour to the Land of the Rising Sun.

portrait of Martin Maldonado in front of stone wall

Alumni Profile — Martin Maldonado

Alumni Martin Maldonado empowers the poor with technology.

Portrait of Sujaya Rajguru holding flute

Student Profile — Sujaya Rajguru

This aspiring doctor embraces music, sport and history.

Amy Hempel stands in front of bookcase

Gone to the Dogs

For fictionist Amy Hempel, life in the liminal exists among writing, teaching and animal rescue.

closeup of fossilized brain coral

Of Islands and Ice

UF climate scientist Andrea Dutton looks into Earth’s past to predict the patterns of future sea level rise.

journal with handwriting and drawing in pencil in a notebook against rustic picnic table with cup of tea

Creative License — Reviews

Creative works bu faculty and alumni of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Portrait of Nirav Patel with the global gator statue

Alumni Profile — Nirav Nikunj Patel

Alumni Nirav Nikunj Patel proves the motto "If you can dream it, you can do it," true.

Gator Good — Michelle Piazza

Alumna Michelle Piazza is inspired to give back.

newspaper, plant, reading glasses, and coffee on wooden table

Newsworthy

Religion professor designs Diwali stamp.